Growth doesn’t happen in the fantasy of “tomorrow.” It happens in the ugly, honest moments when we admit that two days off from discipline can snowball into chaos, and that relief is not the same thing as peace. We go straight at Step Seven—humbly asking a higher power to remove our shortcomings—and unpack why it demands more than a quick prayer. It asks for practice, for principles, and for a right-sized sense of self that makes change possible. We trace the thread from Step Six to Step Sev...
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Growth doesn’t happen in the fantasy of “tomorrow.” It happens in the ugly, honest moments when we admit that two days off from discipline can snowball into chaos, and that relief is not the same thing as peace. We go straight at Step Seven—humbly asking a higher power to remove our shortcomings—and unpack why it demands more than a quick prayer. It asks for practice, for principles, and for a right-sized sense of self that makes change possible. We trace the thread from Step Six to Step Sev...
Searching for Self: The Moral Inventory Journey with Step 4
The Sober Experience
29 minutes
8 months ago
Searching for Self: The Moral Inventory Journey with Step 4
Step Four of recovery offers a profound opportunity for self-discovery and transformation, but what does it really mean to make a "searching and fearless moral inventory" of ourselves? In this deeply reflective episode, I explore how this crucial step serves as a gateway to understanding who we truly are beneath layers of addiction, denial, and self-destructive behaviors. The journey through Step Four resembles peeling an onion—each inventory we take removes another layer of protection, brin...
The Sober Experience
Growth doesn’t happen in the fantasy of “tomorrow.” It happens in the ugly, honest moments when we admit that two days off from discipline can snowball into chaos, and that relief is not the same thing as peace. We go straight at Step Seven—humbly asking a higher power to remove our shortcomings—and unpack why it demands more than a quick prayer. It asks for practice, for principles, and for a right-sized sense of self that makes change possible. We trace the thread from Step Six to Step Sev...
